Management Effects on Group Sow Housing

Management Effects on Group Sow Housing

The farrowing rate of the animals differed with parity, lowest for gilts and not different among the older animals. This difference is common in commercial herds, but was more pronounced in the ESF system. Once gilts were housed individually, the difference was eliminated. There were no differences...

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Veröffentlicht in:National Hog Farmer 2007-12, Vol.52 (12), p.22
Hauptverfasser: Gonyou, H W, Li, Y Z, Strawford, M L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Feeds
Hogs
Housing
Parity
Productivity
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Zusammenfassung:The farrowing rate of the animals differed with parity, lowest for gilts and not different among the older animals. This difference is common in commercial herds, but was more pronounced in the ESF system. Once gilts were housed individually, the difference was eliminated. There were no differences between the static and dynamic groups for farrowing rate.
ISSN:0027-9447
2161-7880